How old is too old to have a baby?

When nature tells you so.
Seriously. Stop.

Yeah, when the menopause comes around, and the eggs are dead or whatever, let's just leave it alone. There's plenty of people in this world. We don't need it.

none of my business

when you uterus falls out.

For women, past menopause. For men, never. Physically speaking. In terms of when it might be a good idea to stop, just so that you have a chance of seeing your child grow up, I'd say 55 for men. Women are still limited by the physical.

Any moron with a vagina and a false sense of entitlement can get pregnant with the aid of modern medicine.

The real question is, "How old is too old to raise a child to adulthood?".

The strongest fertility age, I've read is 23 years old for women. That should tell a person something. I suppose women could have children into their 60's, but to me this is a little selfish, for the child's sake. A woman's body will lack strength and nutrients....less to give the child in gestation. Will the parents live long enough to see the child raised.

For men or women, makes no difference. Neither should have children after a certain age. There's more to having, raising children than what happens in bed.

After menopause.

Depends. As always.

I dislike the idea of a child having ancient parents though, I think Mum or Dad or both should still be able to run around with their kids and have enough energy to play, as the children are growing up.

> Depends. As always.
>
> I dislike the idea of a child having ancient parents though, I think
> Mum or Dad or both should still be able to run around with their kids
> and have enough energy to play, as the children are growing up.

I agree. I have a friend whose mother had her when she was in her 50s. Her dad died when she was eighteen years old.

Ancient parents for small children is not a good idea.

35

As long as you can you are not too old

Is that the face of a happy woman, I ask you.?! Ridiculous. Really sad for the child. She looks like reality set in.

You could be 70 years old and having a baby and your never ever too old to have a baby

When you ....don't....um.......have any....I don't know.

there are too many variables to this but i would say 40-45................... the complications risk increases with age and the percentages of complication for the baby as well as the chance of having a child with a genetic abnormality. lots to take into account.

I don't think there are any hard or fast rules, but I don't think that giving 50 year old women IVF is a great use of resources or necessarily in the best interests of that woman or her child. 45 is pushing it, even 40 given the increased risks of various problems (for both the baby and mother).

To be fair, I think we ladies should try to get it done before our 30's are over.